Healthy Tips

Concerns about pesticide residues left on the
skin of the fruit makes a lot of
people are afraid of eating fruits
directly. In fact, some types of
fruit such as apple store
essential nutrients just under the skin. "If the skin is peeled, of course
vitamins can go wasted. Indeed
there are nutrients in meat, but
usually a little fruit," said Dr. Inge
Permadhi, a nutritionist from the
Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine,
University of Indonesia.
Therefore, he recommends
eating fruits directly to the skin. To minimize pesticide residues, Dr
Inge offers tips for washing fruit
with warm water and soap and
then rinsed with running water.
Currently also available a special
soap to wash the fruit that can be used. If you're still worried,
could also eat organic fruits.